Didn't the fact that you had a technical degree make it easier for you to transition though? Or do you think that a business foundation is more important and versatile than an engineering one?
Unlike when I started on my career, these days you have about 27 million (and increasing fast) programmers in the world, a vast number of no-code / low-code tools and AI driven tools like CoPilot. Against this background, programming is an ever more fungible resource.
You need to be aware that reading HN and other tech oriented forums/blogs/etc you are seeing the nerd viewpoint. Every problem can be solved by throwing more AI and SW at it. The business community views every problem in terms of money - either to make more money or save more money. The rest is just detail (to be delegated).
In my view, you need both comprehensive business knowledge/experience and a strong IT foundation.